I bet regular readers thought I'd given up! No, it's just that I've been on holiday to Espania (so Barrafina has got to feature soon); have been tempted by fish and chips (and mushy peas!) in nearby Berwick Street (so not on my blog) by the ever troublesome GB and have just generally been slightly lethargic or busy advising others. However, I'm now back on track!
My planned lunch on Tuesday with a colleague was blown out by delayed northern trains, so I settled for a solitary lunch from Nam on Dean Street West which specialises in Vietnamese street food. At 12.15pm it was very quiet but a menu on the counter explained what was available I settled for a summer roll with sesame pork to take away. I had absolutely no idea what to expect which is half the fun. At my desk I found two large spring rolls but wrapped in a soft translucent casing and cling filmed on a polystyrene tray. It came with a fairly spicy dipping sauce served in an espresso like cup. I'd waited about five minutes so on the basis it was quiet, I had confidence that it was freshly prepared. There were a number of simple wooden benches and plastic stools so had an option to eat in with refrigerated soft drinks. The rolls were rather tasty and filling (pork, rice, shredded carrot, spring onions etc) for £2.90 and left me with a lovely tasty feeling in my mouth. Would definitely try it again but would eat in next time.
For some reason I was famished on Thursday and so decided to try the second Subway on my list in Dean Street East (not that I was expecting it to be any different to the first). I ordered a six inch, spicy salami sub in Italian Cheese and Herb Bread which was lightly toasted before being heaped with salad including jalapenos. I decided to hot it up even further with a chilli dressing. It was pretty poky and just what I needed. It was £3.49 but I was offered a 'meal deal' of the sub, a packet of crisps and a cold drink for £1 extra - a saving of 39p. Bearing how much I've been spending on this challenge, I politely declined for the sake of my waistline!
I decided on a Friday lunchtime treat of pizza at Adagio (www.adagio-pizza.com) on Greek Street East. The counter is full of huge rectangular slabs of pizza with a variety of toppings. You chose which you want and then using pizza scissors they cut the size of slice you want. It's sold by weight (priced per 100g) and they were very helpful in showing me what 100g looked like. I decided it was a bit too tiny and asked for around 150g but was secretly pleased when it weighed in at 180g. The prices vary per topping, but on average 100g costs £1.75 (mine came to £3.15). I decided to eat in and perched myself on one of the bright red, plastic high stools up against the mirrored bar that ran down one side of the room. Needless to say, I had a perfect view of pizza reflections
You will now have to wait for my second and third visits on Friday: as I said, I am back with a vengeance!
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